Mount Lorette (22 Sep 2023) 20 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2023 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| American Goshawk | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 6 | 17 | 17 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Unknown Buteo | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total: | 20 | 54 | 54 |
| Observation start time: | 07:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 18:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 9.83 hours |
| Official Counter | Caroline Lambert |
| Observers: | Chris Durtnall |
Visitors:
Apparently today was a “free pass” day in Kananaskis, to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of the Kananaskis area, and quite a number of people were taking advantage of it. We had about 25 people stop by the site.
Weather:
The day started out frosty with a temperature of -1C, but it quickly rose to 18C and finished the day at 16C. Ground winds were light and variable all day, while ridge winds were mostly light from the south. There were no clouds until after noon, when cumulus clouds gradually crept in from the south, finishing with about 60% coverage.
Raptor Observations:
It was a slow day for migrant raptors. All the migrants were seen over the east ridge, most having to soar to gain altitude before gliding off to the south. Though there were not many Golden Eagles, there was a decent variety of other raptors. The totals were 6 Golden Eagles (3a, 1sa, 1j, 1u), 1 adult Bald Eagle, 3 Ospreys, 5 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 1 American Goshawk, 2 accipiter sp., 1 dark morph Broad-winged Hawk, and one high flying buteo that was not possible to ID.
One adult Golden Eagle was seen flying northwest across the valley, and one juvenile Red-tailed Hawk was hunting near Hummingbird Plume.
Non-raptor Observations:
The most exciting bird of the day was a Northern Hawk Owl that flew high over the meadow early in the morning, going south. The American Dipper serenaded us on the way out with a beautiful song. Other birds were as follows: Common Merganser 2, Canada Jay 2, Common Raven 10, Black-capped Chickadee 4, American Robin 4, White-crowned Sparrow 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Count data submitted via Dunkadoo – [Project Details]
